James Harris Injured in a Crash on January 20, 2021 in Johnson County, Kansas

James R Harris of Overland Park, Kansas was injured on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 10:40 AM in Johnson County, Kansas. Harris is a 57-year-old man.

The crash happened here: Interstate 435 westbound at milepost 82.6 or 0.5 miles west of Quivira Road in Overland Park, Ks.

In the crash, Harris was a driver. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Land Rover LR4 driven by Ian Burrow] was stalled in the #3 lane and was struck in the rear by vehicle 2. Vehicle 1 [the 2011 Land Rover LR4 driven by Ian Burrow] then struck the left barrier wall and vehicle 2 struck the right barrier wall. Vehicle 3 [the 2018 International Semi driven by Rickey Johnson] made an evasive maneuver to avoid collision and was struck by vehicle 4 which was also making an evasive maneuver to avoid collision.

Injuries

Harris's injuries were minor. Harris was taken by ambulance to Overland Park Regional.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2010 Ford Taurus with Kansas license plate number AH518 damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. State Farm insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by Almighty Tow Service.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K181 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2021-000776 to this crash. The KSHP charges $5.00 for each copy of the report plus additional fees of $2.00 for each witness statement. But you can call 877-925-1969 to request a free copy of the report. In order to get the report through the KSHP website, you must create a Kansas.gov account and give them your credit card. You must agree to be subject to Kansas Statute 45-230: Unlawful Use of Names Derived from Public Records. This statute imposes on those subject to it "a civil penalty in an action brought by the attorney general or county or district attorney" of up to "$500 for each violation." Further, unless you qualify under the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act, the report you get will have important and necessary information such as photographs, social security numbers, driver license numbers, names, addresses and telephone numbers redacted (blacked out).

The information in this article came from the Kansas Highway Patrol website.